Descript |
xii, 251 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. |
Contents |
"Our souls are filled with unutterable anguish" atrocity and the origins of divisive memory, 1861-1865 -- "Remember Andersonville" recrimination during Reconstruction, 1865-1877 -- "This nation cannot afford to forget" contesting the memory of suffering, 1877-1898 -- "We are the living witnesses" the limitations of reconciliation, 1898-1914 -- "A more proper perspective" objectivity in the shadow of twentieth-century war, 1914-1960 -- "Better to take advantage of outsiders' curiosity" the consumption of objective memory, 1960-present -- "The task of history is never done" Andersonville National Historic Site, the national POW museum, and the triumph of patriotic memory. |
Note |
1 concurrent user. UkHlHU |
ISBN |
9780807137383 |
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